Preface: I grew up in the suburbs where I learned to drive on a stick. However, I went to college and live in New York City (going on 15 years now), so my experience as a driver is rather limited. Now on to the problem. I am currently on vacation with friends in Costa Rica. We rented a beau…

andrew_j December 22, 2010, 2:10pm 2

Leave it in first gear and rev the engine very high RPM(stay below redline) and turn off AC.

If there is a low range (likely not) use that.

Are you slipping at all or just stalling?

Driving up a very steep mountain road with a manual transmission